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A police officer has been arrested in Oregon in connection with an incident last year during which another officer allegedly vandalized a home displaying a Black Lives Matter flag. The arrest Thursday follows a grand jury indictment in which Officer Bradley Schuetz was charged with first-degree official misconduct for refusing to arrest Officer Steven Teets, who had vandalized the home, the Associated Press reported.
Teets was off duty when he allegedly saw a Black Lives Matter flag hanging outside of a residence. Feeling triggered, he then walked up the homes driveway, set off the residents car alarm, and punched the flag and the metal garage door behind it before proceeding to aggressively bang on and kick the familys front door, investigators said. The homeowner immediately called the police. The responding officer recognized Teets. Instead of supporting this officer and placing Teets under arrest, as the procedure would be with any other civilian, Schuetz reportedly then arrived at the scene and drove Teets home.
While Teets was off duty at the time of the incident, Schuetz was not. Beaverton police Sgt. Kevin MacDonald said by failing to arrest Teets, Schuetz prevented the investigation from happening. As a result of the incident that terrorized a family, Teets was later charged with second-degree criminal mischief and second-degree disorderly conduct. Forest Grove police officials then asked the Beaverton Police Department to investigate Schuetzs involvement in November.
While Teets was placed on administrative desk duty during investigations, Schuetz is currently on paid administrative leavedespite being indicted on criminal charges, according to Forest Grove Police officials. The investigations continue per a lawsuit filed by Mirella Castaneda, one of the homes residents, who believes that her house was targeted because of her personal and political beliefs. When reached for a comment regarding the arrests, Castaneda noted that the arrest itself does not solve the issue at hand.
Im glad that people are finally asking the questions that need to be asked, Castaneda told the Portland Tribune. Hopefully this means that people care enough to know how their law enforcement departments are actually conducting business, and making sure that theyre doing it the right way.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/5/10/2029810/-Two-cops-face-criminal-charges-for-vandalizing-home-that-displayed-Black-Lives-Matter-flag
70sEraVet
(3,483 posts)I'm only brave enough to cheer them on behind a made up name on DU.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,105 posts)Aristus
(66,310 posts)I guess that's the excuse for non-lethal police misconduct, kind of the way "I feared for my life!" is supposed to justify a cowardly cop blowing fifteen holes into an innocent unarmed person who is running away.
sarchasm
(1,012 posts)Not sure what kind of vaccine they have for that ...prosecution? ...termination?
marble falls
(57,063 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,323 posts)Theres now way management didnt know about that incident when it happened. They probably had a good laugh about it.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,315 posts)SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,336 posts)The Gatling gun is a fine way to respond to emotional triggers, to anyone who disses the cop's racism.
uponit7771
(90,329 posts)mackdaddy
(1,523 posts)to to show their support for non-violence against unarmed black people?
And were willing to use violence to accomplish this...
BobTheSubgenius
(11,562 posts)Which part of this was "serving" and which part "protecting?"
geardaddy
(24,926 posts)but the one officer was protecting the other.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,562 posts)I don't know why that didn't occur to me. I was focused on what the lunatic put that family through.
uponit7771
(90,329 posts)niyad
(113,216 posts)geardaddy
(24,926 posts)Mariana
(14,854 posts)It's not clear at all, though.
Roc2020
(1,614 posts)pun intended right? maybe if he would have seen the homeowner his 'triggered' may have resulted in murder.
Joe Nation
(962 posts)I must have missed that part.
llashram
(6,265 posts)he felt his racism "triggered" and had to act on it. Police, fire, military in America are really looking for a fight. Especially trump "triggered", GQP "triggered" police.... May they all choke on their hateful bile of racism storm coming in this country...
Steven Maurer
(459 posts)...just imagine how bad it is in the rest of the country.
NQAS
(10,749 posts)Should be:
Unpaid leave pending investigation. No badge, no gun. Surrender all personal firearms during this period. Fixed amount of time for this to be done, say, 4 weeks.
Investigation to be done by either state police or state attorney generals office.
If charged with any crime, immediate termination, regardless of outcome of any trial.
Name and record submitted to national database. Oh, thats right. There is no national database. There should be.
Evolve Dammit
(16,719 posts)PurgedVoter
(2,216 posts)This, by itself shows why Black Lives Matter.
I understand why they are so offended. Statements that imply that compassion is a good thing goes counter to all their beliefs. Always remember that "bleeding heart liberal" implies that one should hate people who care about their fellow man.